L-O-U 4th of July Festivities presented by Winchester in conjunction with the 175th Anniversary Celebration of the City of Oxford
Monday, July 2nd
Non-Denominatinal Service at Paris-Yates Chapel
Tuesday, July 3rd
Street Dance on the Square from 6pm-9pm
Wednesday, July 4th:
8am: OLHS 5K Run
10am: 4th of July Parade
4pm: Grove Activities and Music
9pm: Fireworks display presented by Winchester at Oxford-University Stadium
Friday, July 6
A William Faulkner Remembrance (web link)
Schedule of events:
Maratho
n Reading of The Reivers from 6:30am-3:30pm on the lawn of Rowan Oak. To volunteer for the marathon reading, email reiversATolemiss.edu. (The Reivers, published in 1962, is the last novel by the American author William Faulkner. The bestselling novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1963. Faulkner previously won this award for his book A Fable, making him one of only three authors to be awarded it more than once.)
Keynote lectures by author Randall Kenan and biographer Philip M. Weinstein at the Lafayette County Courthouse from 4:15pm-5:45pm
Book signings by Randall Kenan and Philip M. Weinstein at Off Square Books from 6pm-7pm
Screening of The Reivers (1969 film adaptation starring Steve McQueen) at the Lyric Theater from 8pm-10pm
July 7-11: The 39th Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference – FIFTY YEARS AFTER FAULKNER
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference
The conference will open on Saturday, July 7, with the guided tours of Faulkner Country for attendees who have preregistered and prepaid. Conference registration opens Sunday, July 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the E. F. Yerby Conference Center. A reception at the University Museum is set for 1:00 p.m., followed by the first keynote speaker at 2:30. The conference will conclude with the closing party scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, July 11. A detailed program will be provided with our conference acknowledgment letter.
